Marco Rubio's Republican Response to Obama Speech

Watch Florida Sen. Marco Rubio deliver the official GOP response to President Obama's State of the Union address. (Photo: Getty Images)

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I ... aam or ... outlets to represent Oregon United States ... me begin by congratulating President Obama on the start of the second term ... tonight I had the honor of responding to the state of the Union address ... on behalf of my fellow Republicans ... I'm especially honored to be addressing our brave men and women serving in the armed forces and diplomatic posts around the world ... he may be thousands of miles away ... that you are always in diapers ... the state of the Union address is always a reminder of how unique America is ... to for much of human history most people were trapped in stagnant societies were a tiny minority always stay on top ... no one else even had a chance ... but America is exceptional because we believe that every life at every stage ... is precious ... and that everyone everywhere has the God given right ... to go as far as their talents and hard work will pay ... like most Americans for me ... the site deals person ... my parents immigrated here in pursuit of the opportunity to improve airline ... and to give their children the chance of an even better ... they made it to the middle class my mind out working as a bartender ... my mother is a cashier in May ... I've been inheriting money from ... I inherited something far better ... the Rio opportunity to accomplish my dreams ... this opportunity to make it to the middle class to be on the matter where you start out in life ... it isn't bestowed on us from Washington ... it comes from a vibrant free economy where people can risk their own money ... to open a business ... and when they succeed they hire more people who in turn invest ... or spend their money they make helping others start a business and create jobs ... presence in both parties from John F Kennedy to Ronald Reagan have known that our free enterprise economy ... is the source of our middle class prosperity ... the present Obama ... he believes is the cause of our products ... that the economic downturn happened because our government didn't tax and ... spend enough for controlling ... and therefore as you heard tonight ... his solution to virtually every problem we face ... is for Washington to tax more borrow more and spend more ... this idea that our problems are caused by a government that was too small ... it's just not true ... in fact a major cause of our recent downturn ... was the housing crisis created ... by reckless government policy ... and the idea that more taxes and more government spending is ... the best way to help hard working middle class taxpayers ... that's an old idea that's failed every time it's been tried ... more government can help you get ahead ... to hold you back ... the government isn't going to create more opportunities ... it's going to limit that ... and more government isn't going to inspire new ideas ... new businesses and new private sector jobs ... it's can create uncertainty ... because more government breeds complicated rules and laws that small businesses can afford to follow ... because more government raises taxes on employers who then pass the costs on to their employees ... to fewer hours lower pay and even layups ... because many government programs that claim to help the middle class ... often end up hurting ... for example Obamacare ... that was supposed to help middle class Americans afford health insurance ... but now some people are losing their health insurance they were happy with ... and because Obamacare created expensive requirements for companies ... with more than fifty employees ... not many of these companies aren't hiring ... not only that ... they're being forced to lay people often switch from full time employees ... to part-time workers ... does this mean additional role for government of course not ... the plays a crucial part in keeping us safe ... enforcing rules and providing some security ... against the risks of modern life ... the government's role is wisely limited by the Constitution ... and it can play is special ... but it ignores those limits ... there are valid reasons to be concerned about the president's plan to grow our government ... but anytime anyone opposes the president's agenda ... he and his allies usually respond by falsely attacking their motives ... when we point out that no matter how many job killing last week paths ... our government can control the weather ... he accuses us of one in dirty water or air ... when we suggest to strengthen our safety net programs by ... giving states more flexibility to manage them ... he accuses us of wanting to leave the elderly and disabled to fend for themselves ... and tonight ... even criticized ... for refusing to raise taxes to delayed military cuts ... cuts that were his idea in the first place ... but estate attack of all that those of us who don't agree with them ... we only care about rich people ... Mr President ... I still live in the same working class neighborhood I grew up ... my neighbors are millionaires ... the retirees to depend on Social Security and Medicare ... the workers who have to get up early tomorrow morning and ... go to work to pay the bills ... the immigrants ... who came here because they were stuck in poverty ... in the countries with a government dominated the economy ... the tax increases and deficit spending you propose ... will hurt middle class families ... it will cost them the raises ... the will cost them their benefits ... it may even cost them their jobs ... it will hurt seniors because it does nothing ... to save Medicare and Social Security ... Mr President I don't oppose the plan because I want to protect the rich ... I post appliances on to protect my neighbors ... hard working middle class Americans who don't use to come up with a plan to grow the government ... they need a plan to grow the middle class ... economic growth is the best way to help the middle class ... unfortunately our economy actually shrank during the last three months of two thousand twelve ... but if we can get the economy to grow at just four percent a year ... it would create middle-class jobs ... and it would reduce our deficit by almost four trillion dollars ... over the next decade ... tax increases can do this ... raising taxes will create private sector jobs and there's no real estate tax increase ... that could lower our deficit by almost four trillion dollars ... that's why I hope the president will abandon his obsession ... with raising taxes ... and instead work with us ... to achieve real growth in our economy ... one of the best ways to encourage growth to store energy industry ... of course solar and wind energy should be a part of our energy portfolio ... but God also blessed us with an America with abundant crop coal oil and natural gas ... instead of wasting more taxpayer money on so-called clean energy companies like cylinder ... let's open up more federal land for safe irresponsible exploration ... a lesser form our energy regulations so that they're reasonable and based on common sense ... if we can grow our energy industry ... it will make us energy independent ... it will create middle-class jobs and it will all bring manufacturing back from places like China ... simplifying our tax code ... will also help ... the middle class because it will make it easier for small businesses to hire grow ... we agree with the president which at a lower corporate tax rate which is one of the highest in the world ... so that companies will start bringing their money in their jobs back here from overseas ... we can also bookmark grow our economy if we have a legal immigration system ... that allows us to attract them assimilate the world's best and brightest ... we get irresponsible permanent solution to the problem of those were here illegally ... but first ... we must follow through on the broken promises in the past ... to secure our borders ... and enforce our laws ... in the middle class Crow will to require an education system ... that gives people the skills today's jobs entail ... and the knowledge that tomorrow's world require ... we need to incentive eyes local school districts ... to offer more advanced placement courses ... and more vocational and Korea tree ... and we need to get all hands ... especially the parents of children with special needs ... the opportunity to send their children ... the school of their talks ... because costs wish and costs grow so fast ... we need to change the way we pay for higher education ... now I believe in federal financial aid ... I couldn't go on the college without it ... it's not just about spending more money ... it's all about strengthening and modernizing them ... the twenty first century workforce should not be forced to accept ... twentieth century education solutions ... Hastings on only eighteen year olds ... they're returning veterans ... the single parents decide to get the education they need ... to earn a decent wage ... and their workers of lost jobs and never coming back ... and need to be retreating ... when it's been a that does not discriminate against program that nontraditional student rely on ... like online courses or ... degree program to give you credit for work it's ... what I've been in school I over a hundred thousand dollars in student loans ... that I paid off just a few months ago ... today ... many graduates face massive student loans ... we must give students more information on the costs and benefits of the student loans are taking now ... all these measures are key to helping grow the economy ... so we won't be able to sustain a vibrant middle class ... unless we solve our debt problem ... every dollar of government borrows is money that isn't being invested to create jobs ... and the uncertainty created by the debt is one reason why many businesses are hiring ... the president loves to blame the debt on President Bush for ... President Obama ... created more debt than forty years ... his predecessor did and he ... the real cause of our debt is our government than spending one trillion dollars more than intakes and every ... that's why when you bounce budget and then ... the biggest obstacle the balancing the budget ... are programs for spending is already locked in ... when these programs is Medicare ... it's especially important to me ... it provided my father the care he needed ... to battle cancer ... and ultimately did I we can ... that pace for the cure my mother receives right now ... I would never see ... support any changes to Medicare that would hurt seniors like my mom ... that anyone is in favor of leaving Medicare exactly the way it is right now ... in favor of bankrupt ... Republicans offered a detail than credible plan that helps save Medicare without hurting pays retirees ... instead of playing politics of Medicare what is the president warned off for his Eagle plan to save it ... I would of been a good time for him to do it ... of course to face other challenges as well ... we were all heartbroken ... by the recent tragedy in Connecticut ... we must effectively deal with a rise in violence in our country ... but on constitutionally undermining the second Amendment rights of law abiding Americans ... is not the way to do ... on foreign policy ... America continues to be indispensable to the gold will be with you ... property and safeguarding human rights ... the world is a better place what America is the strongest nation ... but we can't remain powerful ... if we don't have an economy can afford ... the short time that I've been here in Washington ... nothing is frustrated me more ... than false twisted Lackawanna president laid out ... the choices and just between big government big business ... what we need is an accountable ... efficient and effective government ... the allow small and ... new businesses to create more middle-class jobs ... we don't have to raise taxes to avoid the president's devastating cuts to our military ... Republicans of pasta plan ... that replaces the Scots with responsible spending reforms ... in order to balance our budget that was a snap to be either higher taxes or dramatic benefit cuts for those in need ... instead we should grow our economy so that we can create new taxpayers ... not new taxes ... and so our government can afford to help those who truly cannot help themselves ... and the truth is every problem can be solved by the government ... many are caused by the moral breakdown in our society ... and the answer to these the challenges lie primarily in our families ... and our faiths ... not our politicians ... despite our differences I know that both Republicans and Democrats love America ... I pray we can come together to solve our problems ... because the choices before us could not be more important ... if we can get our economy healthy again ... our children will be the most prosperous Americans ever ... and we do not ... we will forever be known as the generation responsible ... for America's decline ... at a time when one showdown after another engine short-term deals that ... do little or nothing about our real problems ... some are starting to believe that our government leaders just can't or won't make the right choices anymore ... but our strength has never come from the White House of the capital ... it's always come from our people ... a people United by the American idea that if you have a dream and are willing to work hard ... nothing should be impossible ... Americans have always celebrated and been inspired by those who succeed ... but it's the dreams of those were still trying to make ... that sets our nation apart ... tonight all across this land ... parents will hold their newborn children arms ... for the first time ... many of these parents ... for many of these pens life is not gonna with it ... maybe they were born in the circumstances they found difficult to escape ... maybe that made some mistakes along the way ... maybe they're young mothers all along the father of their child longer ... that night ... when they looked into the eyes of their child for the first time ... their lives change forever ... because in those eyes ... they will see what my parents on me ... with their parents on you ... they will see all the hopes and dreams they once had for themselves ... the stream of a better life for the children ... it's the hope of parents everywhere ... politicians here and throughout the world have long promised that more government to make those dreams come true ... but we Americans have always known better ... from our earliest days we embrace economic liberty ... and because we did ... America remains one of the few places on earth ... when dreams like these ... you can have a chance ... each time our nation is faced great challenges ... what is kept this together ... with the shared hope for a better life ... now ... but that hope bring us together again ... this all the challenges of our time ... write the next chapter in the amazing story ... of the greatest nation ... man it's been ... thank you Phyllis ... God bless all of you ... God bless our present ... may God continue to bless ... the United States ...